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Donghang Zhang1, Wenling Zhao1, Jin Liu1

  • 1Laboratory of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.

Progress in Neurobiology
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PubMed

Keywords:
Dorsal root ganglionDorsal spinal cordNeuronal sensitizationNeuropathic painSodium leak channel

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